Saddle



July 10, 1923. 1,461,28T"

C. B. MILLS SADDLE Filed July 15. 1922 Patented July 10, 1923; r

CLAUDE BROOKINS MILLS, or HIGH RIVER, ALBERTA, CANADA.

SADDLE.

Application filed July 15,

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLAUDE. BRoOKINs MILLS, a citizen of the United States, residing at the town of High River, in the Province of Alberta, Dominion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Saddles, of which the following is a specification. Y

My invention relates to improvements in saddles and the objects of my invention are,

first, to provide means for so mounting the 7 both sides of the saddle'tree marked M stirrup leathers on the, saddle as to enable greater freedom of movement of the stirrup forward and backward, second, to provide means for strengthening the saddle tree and, third, to provide means for mounting the mounting means for the stirrup leathers which may be adjusted to fit any saddle tree.

I attain these objects by: the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top view of the device; Figure 2 is a top view ofa tree with the device attached and Figure 3 is a side view of a tree with the device attached and the stirrupleather in place. 7

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The device consists of 4 bars of softsteelas shown in Figure 1. Y a

In Figure 1, the bars marked A and B are curved to fit the saddle tree and can be proportioned to each individualtree.

Each of the bars marked G and' D is provided with an offset which leaves a; clearance for a stirrup leather of the standard width to be inserted.

The inner edges of the bars C and D are rounded to prevent the metal from cutting the stirrup leathers. p

The bars C and D are Welded and riveted to the bar marked A at one-quarter of an inch on each side fromthe center of the bar A and one-half of an inch apart and the bars C and D are welded to be swung farther forward. a

Figure 3 showsa side view ofthe saddle;

1922. Serial No. 575,253.

[TED .STATES PAT O FICE i and riveted to the bar B at one inch on: I each side, from thecenter of-the bar B and two, inches apart.

The device is placed ,on the seat of-a'tree 1 7' marked A towards thefront of. the saddle I i as far forward as possible and with the bar tree as shown in Figure 2 and is. attached in the bars A and B. Y The bars A and B are attached to The bars C and D are set at an angle and converge towards thefront of the tree with the device in place, and with the saddle tree and so allow the-stirrup leathers stirrup leather marked S inserted over side ofgthe saddle tree and on top'of the saddle tree. A stirrup leather fits in' a similar manner over the bar D on side of the saddle tree.

"the bar C and drawn down on the same i I the other I am aware that prior to'fmy invention.

the stirrup leathers were hung over each w sicle of-the saddle tree marked .M and N which in no way strengthened the saddle tree and which prevented the stirrups from being moved forward and back- The combination with a saddle havingifa tree of; a stirrup leather frame; comprising transverse bars adjustably mounted] on the tree, and longitudinal bars converging to'- ward'their forward ends rigidly mounted on said transverse bars, substantially as de- CLAUDE BRooK NsMILns';

scribed. 

